Cooled electric cable assembly
AssigneeCAES Systems LLC
InventorBryan Kathol
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Abstract
An electric cable assembly and a device with an electric cable assembly are provided. An example electric cable assembly includes an electric cable and a connector. The connector is configured to be in electrical communication with the electric cable and includes an interface and a rotatable member. The interface includes an electrical interface and a fluid coupling that is configured to be coupled with a fluid socket of a device or an electric component of the device. The rotatable member of the connector is configured to rotate and includes a tab that extends inward. When the fluid coupling is coupled with the fluid socket, the fluid coupling is configured to be decouplable from the fluid socket when the tab of the rotatable member is positioned outward from the fluid coupling.
Claims20
An electric cable assembly comprising:
- an electric cable;
- and
- a connector that defines a longitudinal axis, a circumferential direction that extends around the longitudinal axis, and a radial direction that extends from the longitudinal axis, wherein the connector is configured to be in electrical communication with the electric cable, the connector comprising:
- an interface portion comprising:
- an electrical interface;
- and
- a fluid coupling configured to be coupled with a fluid socket of a device or an electric component of the device;
- and
- a rotatable member that is configured to rotate in the circumferential direction,
- wherein the rotatable member comprises a tab that extends inward in the radial direction,
- wherein when the fluid coupling is coupled with the fluid socket, the fluid coupling is configured to be decouplable from the fluid socket when the tab of the rotatable member is positioned outward from the fluid coupling in the radial direction.
An electric cable assembly comprising:
- an electric cable comprising:
- a sheath;
- an electric line positioned within the sheath;
- and
- a fluid line positioned within the sheath;
- and
- a connector that defines a longitudinal axis, a circumferential direction that extends around the longitudinal axis, and a radial direction that extends from the longitudinal axis, the connector comprising:
- an interface portion comprising:
- an electrical interface configured to be in electrical communication with the electric line of the electric cable;
- and
- a fluid coupling configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid line of the electric cable, wherein the fluid coupling is configured to be coupled with a fluid socket of a device or an electric component of the device;
- and
- a rotatable member that is configured to rotate in the circumferential direction,
- wherein the rotatable member comprises a tab that extends inward in the radial direction,
- wherein when the fluid coupling is coupled with the fluid socket, the fluid coupling is configured to be decouplable from the fluid socket when the tab of the rotatable member is positioned outward from the fluid coupling in the radial direction.
A device comprising:
- a fluid and electric system comprising:
- a fluid source;
- an electric source;
- an electric component;
- and
- an electric cable assembly comprising:
- an electric cable comprising:
- a sheath;
- an electric line positioned within the sheath, the electric line configured to be in electrical communication with the electric source;
- and
- a fluid line positioned within the sheath, the fluid line configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid source;
- and
- a connector that defines a longitudinal axis, a circumferential direction that extends around the longitudinal axis, and a radial direction that extends from the longitudinal axis, the connector comprising:
- an interface portion comprising:
- an electrical interface configured to be in electrical communication with the electric line of the electric cable;
- and
- a fluid coupling configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid line of the electric cable, wherein the fluid coupling is configured to be coupled with a fluid socket of the device or the electric component of the device;
- and
- a rotatable member that is configured to rotate in the circumferential direction, wherein the rotatable member comprises a tab that extends inward in the radial direction,
- wherein when the fluid coupling is coupled with the fluid socket, the fluid coupling is configured to be decouplable from the fluid socket when the tab of the rotatable member is positioned outward from the fluid coupling in the radial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.